The long-familiar AT&T American Transtech campus at 8000 Baymeadows Way may soon trade office cubicles for loading docks. The city is reviewing a demolition request to clear the mostly vacant complex and make way for two speculative warehouse buildings. Plans call for taking down a three-story office building and its attached data center across roughly 28 acres, then replacing them with about 404,000 square feet of industrial space. Foundry Commercial Group is listed as the planned developer, and HGR Construction is named as the contractor on the demolition application.
How the demolition would be done
Plan documents submitted to the city outline a "top-down, outside-in" demolition sequence. Crews would start with the roof and work down floor by floor, saving the foundation for last. The filings say materials will be recycled where possible and that hazardous materials will go to licensed disposal facilities. HGR Construction of Altamonte Springs is listed as the contractor and the work is budgeted at roughly $2 million, as reported by Jacksonville Daily Record. HGR Construction describes itself as a regional general contractor.
Developer and marketing status
The campus has been marketed as the Concentrix portfolio, and commercial listing materials note that Concentrix would vacate the site six to 12 months after a sale, a feature that can speed redevelopment for an incoming buyer. The offering highlights the property's industrial zoning and its flexibility for either owner-users or speculative industrial projects, which helps explain why it is on the radar of Sunbelt warehouse developers. LoopNet shows the JLL marketing materials and listing information.
Two industrial buildings proposed
Site plans filed under the name "Baymeadows Way Industrial" depict two speculative warehouses totaling 403,936 square feet. Building 100 is shown at 199,086 square feet and Building 200 at 204,850 square feet, with a combined estimated project cost of about $16.83 million. C4 Architecture of Orlando is listed as the architect and mechanical/plumbing engineer, while Langan Engineering of Jacksonville is named as the civil engineer; the city received civil engineering plans in December. Foundry is shown on the permit applications as owner and developer but has not closed on a purchase, as detailed by Jacksonville Daily Record.
What comes next
The project remains under review. City staff must sign off on demolition permits and environmental controls before work can start, and separate site-work and foundation permits will follow. Because Foundry has not yet closed on the property, any demolition schedule will depend on when the sale closes and how quickly the permits are approved.
